Photograph of a dynamited ditch in Minehart Slough. Only feasible means of opening ditch in this low, wet area to drain water and dry the area out.

Photograph of W. T. Fountain, SCS technician, inspecting Bermuda grass on the A. G. Mabry Ranch.

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men working on a failing 1500 rotary drilling rig. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Failing 1500 rotary drilling rig.”

Photograph of Jim Niece, tractor operator, planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in thirty-six inch rows on Class I land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in 36" rows in Class I land for seed production. 2.7 pounds pure live seed per acre. Seed for this planting was grown by SCS Nursery at Manhattan, Kansas."

Photograph of Bonnie Tice on a John Deer combine harvesting weeping lovegrass on 90 acre planting. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Bonnie Tice harvesting weeping lovegrass on a 90 acre planting. This planting is 2 years old and was fertilized in 1958 followed by being pastured most of that summer. In addition to being pastured, 2 cuttings of hay was removed which produced approximately 50 bales per core. Fertilizer was applied in 1959 at the rate of 50 lbs. of nitrogen per acre. The 1959 seed harvest was 10,400 lbs. of seed from the 90 acres. Since the seed harvest, a hay crop has been removed and approximately 69 head of cattle are being pastured."

Photograph of three UNIDENTIFED men drilling one of six small wells, which Frank Boykin hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land on his farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Frank Boykin – Drilling 6 small wells fitted with 5 ½" casting and gravel packed. Wells will be pumped with central pumping unit and farmer hopes to irrigate 80 acres of land. Each well has been tested with 2" centrifugal pump."

Photograph of the upper end of a dynamited ditch showing water draining into ditch.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station personnel. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker, Jack Laird, Fred Shaw, Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.

Photograph of the Johnston County SCD Board in their regular meeting Sept 6, 1955, left to right: Bill Thompson, W.E. Olive, Victor Herrin, Mary Ericksen, District Clerk, Tom Ferrin, Chairman and Ward Chase, WUC.

Photograph of a well on J. U. Drisdale's land. The well has an output of 2300 gallons per minute with a lift of 120 feet. The back of the photograph proclaims, "J. U. Drisdale's well output is 2300 per minute with lift of 120 feet."

Photograph of a truck carrying an Acker power auger. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Acker power auger."

Photograph of a “Griffin water and tool truck” parked in a field.

Photograph of the Washita River bank cutting one mile northwest of Paul’s Valley, OK. 2500 acres of bottom land have fallen into the river from Maysville, OK to Dougherty, OK since 1937. The river channel has widened an average of 200 ft. in this section. Note the car bodies for temporary control. OK-71-9.

Photograph of Barnitz Creek Watershed, Site # 1, 2 mi. S. and 2 mi. E of Leedey. Pete Sorrells, Work Unit Conservationist at Cheyenne, examining the drawdown pipe on Site # 1. Note the flow through the structure and note that the water is completelt clear and free of sediment.

Photograph of flooding. Hazard from overflow. Fisherman fishing in water covering a fescue meadow. It has been under water 5 weeks prior to this photo. It has a basic plan with the Soil Conservation Service and overflow damage has been controlled to a minimum. OK-513-2.

Photograph of Tanner Smith (SCS technician), WUC, McKinney, TX, inspecting a field of Suiter Fescue.

Photograph of a scene on the A. G. Mabry Ranch.

Photograph of a "Griffin water and tool truck" parked in a field.

Photograph of an UNIDENTIFED man looking at deadened hardwood killed in 1950 to give pine trees a chance to grow. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Hardwood deadened in 1950 to give pine a chance to grow."

Photograph of an irrigation pumping installation on sand pit, which its' water is used for cotton irrigation. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Irrigation. Pumping installation on sand pit. Water used for irrigation of cotton. Quantity that can be pumped is unlimited."

Photograph of eight UNIDENTIFIED workers grouting working platform for prevention/municipal structure at Site #22, Wildhorse Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Flood Prevention Structure. Halliburton cementing truck grouting working platform under the municipal structure."

Photograph of "Ruben Potter examining the height of grain sorghum that was irrigated from Sandstone Creek. This feed produced approximately fifteen tons per acre. Where feed in same field was not irrigated it was not worth cutting."

Photograph of Jim Niece, tractor operator, planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in thirty-six inch rows on Class I land. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Planting Cheyenne Indiangrass in 36" rows on Class I land, soil unit 4H. Jim Niece operating tractor. 2.7 pounds of pure live seed was planted per acre."

Photograph of a field east of Friendship, Oklahoma. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Soil Surveying. Mapping unit 61, Tivoli find [sic] sand. Range site deep sand."